The Nora Project FY2023 filing

Highland Park, ILUnknown exempt organizationEIN 81-3216328Revenue $1.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRSthenoraproject.ngoPo Box 664 · Highland Park, IL

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Our mission is to promote disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students and communities.

74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $107K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$686K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$922K
FY2022$976K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$727K
FY2025$521K
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$770K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$814K
Net assets
$686K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$690K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$686K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $975K Management & general 14% · $184K Fundraising 13% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
FMR Executive Director
$87,486Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair-Program Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lauren Schrero——$87,486$74,106$83,400
Courtney Adams$81,013$61,856———
Angela Adler$43,836$44,473———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers educators and engages students and communities to promote disability inclusion.

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1 program · $975K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The nora project's curriculum guides social emotional learning by honoring ways of being, respecting differences, and fostering empathy and inclusion. Our intentional approach is impacting school culture and student lives in major ways.

$975Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$975K
Managementcol C$184K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$686K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$711K
Total assetsLn 16$734K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$798K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$610K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$711K
Total assetsLn 16$734K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$686K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K$711K
Total assetsLn 16$719K$734K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$632K$686K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$619K$468K$70K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$51K$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$85K$9K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$7K$5K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$53K$6K$6K$41K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$39K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$178K$141K$18K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$67K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$975K$184K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $521K$814K−$293K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $727K$1.2M−$455K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$103K$686K 990 PDF
FY2022 $976K$1.0M−$43K$632K 990 PDF
FY2021 $922K$770K$152K$690K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,428,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $900,275$1,322,727
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,118$75,312
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $114$2,867
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,495$27,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $976,002$1,428,009
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $578,045$786,883
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $441,378$538,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,019,423$1,324,970
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,421$103,039
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,428,009 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$798,126
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$524,601
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,322,727
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $75,312$75,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,867$2,867
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $24,918$24,918
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,185$2,185
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,497 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,785$1,428,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,324,970 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,486$87,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $468,051 · Management $70,179 · Fundraising $80,286$618,516
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,698 · Management $1,980 · Fundraising $1,935$15,613
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,193 · Management $6,613 · Fundraising $7,462$65,268
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,729$5,729
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $37,005$37,005
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,304 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $12,000$106,304
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,191 · Management $5,228 · Fundraising $5,550$17,969
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,397 · Management $5,686 · Fundraising $40,531$52,614
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,176$10,176
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,305 · Management $10,209$49,514
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $141,238 · Management $17,714 · Fundraising $18,817$177,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,739 · Management $14,268$81,007
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $974,778 · Management $183,611 · Fundraising $166,581$1,324,970
Part X · Balance sheet $734,216 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $573,714$609,841
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $98,380$101,230
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,655$23,145
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $718,749$734,216
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,915$40,210
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $71,477$8,310
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,392$48,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634,357$742,396
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$2,000−$56,700
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $632,357$685,696
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $718,749$734,216
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $685,696 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,428,009
XI-2 Total expenses$1,324,970
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$632,357
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$49,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$685,696

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